... there were the people dressed up in character costumes and you could have your picture with skinny spiderman, fat spiderman, homemade costume spiderman and one that actually resembled spiderman. As well as an eclectic mix of other characters. We did a spot of shopping along the street(well I did a spot of shopping). I managed to find a few things to buy including sunglasses and clothes. After here we headed down some side streets where we ...

... rather in a rather thematic way. This will make some sense when you've waded through it and get to the end. It all sort of moves towards the same thing...

I landed in LA on a bright, sunny day. I hear pretty much every day is bright and sunny in the city of angels...unless you happen to be downtown on one of the days where the infamous smog makes an appearance, although I understand legislation on emissions has ...

... a great friend ever since. She just moved to LA, east of downtown, and we were invited over for a shoyu chicken dinner party! Awesome side note: shoyu chicken is one of my favoritie dishes of all time, and she made it perfect! I was raving so much about it for the entire night, and along with the awesome company, made the night great! Hooray food! I can't even begin to imagine how food has just enhanced this awesome ...

... stuck in traffic and take side roads -yet arrive in time for our Hollywood homes tour taken by a native Californian girl Lisa and her marvellous stalkers knowledge of who lives where in Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Bel Air. Lisa brought to life the stars and the properties so everyone enjoyed something whether they knew the 'stars' or not. Row- Day-Oh Drive did not disappoint-the wealth just flowed...and some. The star 'homes' were surprisingly interesting and we have now ...